I would like to know about replacing the power cord also. I read on the RockGrotto board that the stock cord is 22 AWG and that appears to be accurate looking at mine. I will be DIY'ing my own from 16 AWG.

Dan here. It's been a while since I last checked in. Nice to see there have been a few new postings. For those of you asking about replacing the captive power cable with something more substantial - YES! Doing this makes a nice difference but don't fuss around with the amp if you aren't absolutely comfortable with diving into such a project.

Some time ago I had posted photos of one such modification for a old customer of mine. Here are the photos again:

The cable that was used in this instance was a 1.5M length of Acrolink 6N-P4030PC - with Oyaide 079 AC plug which is made up of a phosphor bronze base metal, plated with 24K gold and highly polished (from the manufacturer)

Using such a cable required reaming out the original hole. Once done, a couple of layers of electrician's tape and heat shrink were applied. As you can see in this detail, we used zip ties to lock it in place and for strain relief. The little circular black disc attached to the side of the IEC socket is an Acoustic Revive QR-8 Quartz Resonator There was also one placed on top of the transformer and one on the volume control switch at the customer's request.

When everything was said and done, one has to question the logic behind a 550.00 power cable being used on a 480.00 item - but the proof is in the performance and our client is one who's well aware of the differences that cables can have in a system. While I know there are some detractors to such thinking, I'll not debate you on this topic. I'm simply answering some questions that have been posed here with how we went about it.

I'd also like to share a nice article from Brian @ Audio-Head, writing for The Part-Time Audiophile. Both Brian and Scot (the editor) contributed to the article about Heed's new Canalot headphone amplifier.

I got to borrow it from work together with an HD800, a Northstar Essensio dac and Tellerium Q black RCA's. I must say I'm pretty impressed but it's still a bit edgy, probably needs to play for a couple more hours.

Sorry it took so long for anyone to get back to your qquestion.
As a retailer who has supported the Heed CanAmp and other Heed Audio products, I can tell you that of all the CanAmps that I've sold over the years, the bulk of them have gone to AKG owners. Second place would have to be Sennies and third has been Ultrasone. Gotta say though, The AKG sales have been easily double that of the Ultrasone and there's a good bit of margin over the Sennies as well.

I been working with the Heed Canalot and will be reviewing it with Kevin Venable over at audio360.org and hopefull have it finished shortly. the Heed is excellent with all the headphones I used it with. it is powerful and very musical at the same time . Very nice product.

As owner of both a Heed Canamp and multiple sets of AKG phones, including (perhaps favorite) k501 headphones, I can testify to what a great match this is. It's not just the additional bass but the sense of drive that just seems effortless. I am a big AKG fan, but they really thrive on power.

I dont have any AKG in the house but so far it working well with the LCD X and XC,HD800,Alpha Dog and Focal Classic and also the Fostex tH900. I am pretty confident that it would be just as exciting as it is with the ones listed. An excellent amplifier and nicely manufactured.

I dont have any AKG in the house but so far it working well with the LCD X and XC,HD800,Alpha Dog and Focal Classic and also the Fostex tH900. I am pretty confident that it would be just as exciting as it is with the ones listed. An excellent amplifier and nicely manufactured.

Thanks Frank!
Yeah, I'm confident of the Canalot's ability to compliment an even wider range of headset choices. It really is a nice step in the evolution of Heed's headphone amplifier choices.

In my opinion, the CanAmp continues to be a really great choice in its price class and I'm sure there are other headphones that will run well off it. I am just speaking from what I've observed that people are using with this amp, due largely on comments made in this thread about it.
It will be interesting to see what preferences are made in headphone pairing with the Canalot.